Today, I learned the “almost complete” transit that would cut my commute in half is delayed at least another year. When I chose my high school, they said it would be complete by the year’s end. I’m a senior now and it definitely won’t be done before my graduation. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I have to cross a bridge every day on my way to work. Except for this week, as the bridge was closed for repairs and the detour turned my half an hour drive into one and a half hours. Now it turns out that the bridge is irreparably damaged and has to be replaced, which will likely take four or five years. FML
Today, I have to get up at 6 a.m. each day to make it to a class at 8 because of commuter traffic. The college has decided to eliminate an entire parking lot right next to the building where my class takes place, to build a parking garage, which will take 2 years. The only open parking is a field clear across the campus. FML
Today, I realized that basically half of my route to work now is road construction with traffic narrowed to one lane in both directions and backups for miles. I really wish they wouldn't start so many projects at once. Even trying to get around it is a pain. FML
Today, due to recent changes in my local transit system, the bus that I take to work and back is a unidirectional loop instead of bi-directional. So my morning commute is the same, but the commute back is now an hour-and-half instead of 20 minutes. FML
Today, our road into town has been closed for construction for more than 2 years. Taking the shortest way around, which is twice as long, I discovered that it was now closed as well. This is not the first time they've done this. FML
Today, I found out the high school I have been doing at home for the past 3 years isn't accredited and doesn't count for anything. I'm 18 and starting high school as a freshman next year. FML
Today, I learned that in spite of walking during the ceremony, my graduation was denied. That was nearly 4 years ago, and I never knew this was a possibility. I'd been a drop-out all this time. FML
Today, my boyfriend of almost two years and I broke up. Earlier, we scheduled our classes for senior year to match perfectly. Can't wait. FML
Today, I discovered that the school I transferred from last year is closing. All the people that I so happily escaped from and left behind at that school will now be flocking to my new school senior year. Faaaantastic. FML
Today, I received an email from the secretary of my university. Even though I only have half a year left before I graduate, I'm still required to attend all the lessons for the entire year. Huh? FML
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RichardPencil 32
Sorry you don't know how infrastructure projects work. "Almost complete" is the end goal. Once it's complete, there's no more money to be made. It certainly won't be done by the time you graduate. It might be done by the time you retire.
WhataStrangeTripThisIs 24
That's miserable, you had all the good intentions, but they were based on someone else following through with promises. This rarely works out. I'm sorry you had to learn the hard way that most institutions are flakey at best, crooked most of the time, and definitely unreliable. In the end you can only trust yourself. If you can trust yourself that is!
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RichardPencil 32
Sorry you don't know how infrastructure projects work. "Almost complete" is the end goal. Once it's complete, there's no more money to be made. It certainly won't be done by the time you graduate. It might be done by the time you retire.
Grizz8831 14
Never rely on the government or government hired companies to be on time with things. I always plan for any of their projects that is in my commute to be a problem until it is no longer a problem regardless of signage. I don't get my hopes up, and I use alternate routes until I happen to drive by and see it done. I have seen projects last multiple years with constantly adjusted "completion time frames".
WhataStrangeTripThisIs 24
That's miserable, you had all the good intentions, but they were based on someone else following through with promises. This rarely works out. I'm sorry you had to learn the hard way that most institutions are flakey at best, crooked most of the time, and definitely unreliable. In the end you can only trust yourself. If you can trust yourself that is!